George P. Phenix Elementary

George P. Phenix Elementary is a primary school of sprawling scale in Hampton, Virginia, part of Hampton City Public Schools, serveing 1,438 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so George P. Phenix Elementary sits 188% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 30 schools in Hampton City Public Schools (19,472 students total), George P. Phenix Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, George P. Phenix Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 20% White, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 151 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting George P. Phenix Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, George P. Phenix Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 64.4%; George P. Phenix Elementary posts 81.0%, +16.6 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Hampton city shows the typical household earns roughly $69,621 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hampton city runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students), of which George P. Phenix Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bethel High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George P. Phenix Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. George P. Phenix Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,436 (now 1,438). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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